William Thomas YORKE
was baptised 29 March 1798 at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Halifax, to Christian & Amherstina YORKE. Also baptised the same day was
William's twin, Joseph Edward. William married Margaret THOM on January 21, 1819, at St. Paul's in Halifax. She was baptised Nov.
21, 1790, at St. Matthew's in Halifax, and probably the daughter of Alexander THOM and Margaret KINSLOW.

William was enumerated in the 1827 census in Cole Harbour, listed as a Presbyterian farmer. At this time there was two males and four f
emales in his family. In the 1838 census he was enumerated at Cole Harbour as a farmer with his wife and five daughters. His brother
Joseph also was enumerated as a farmer at Eastern Passage with his wife and one daughter. Joseph married Catherine FRASER.
They had Ellen M. born March 12, 1836 and Joseph Christian.

William also had property in Cow Bay, which was divided up between his children when he died, Sept. 20, 1856, at the age of 60.
Margaret lived next door to her son William Christopher and his wife Charlotte and family in 1871. She died Feb 3, 1877.

Other descendants of William & Margaret's are COLBERT, WHITE, POPE, MAIN, HUTT, NAUGLE, NEGUS, GREENOUGH, DORT,
BOWES, GILES, MACDONALD, just to name a few.